I visited a local flower shop recently and spied a beautiful potted purple plant whose leaves resembled shamrocks, or clover. Dainty lavender flowers topped the plant.
I learned the plant is known as the Lucky Shamrock (Oxalis or Wood Sorrel) plant, named for the shape of the leaves. [More]
ADA - The St. Henry football team won a state championship with a physical style of play.
The Redskins brought that same physicality to the basketball court in their 56-47 win over Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday night at Ohio Northern University.
DAYTON - Even without superstars O.J. Mayo and Bill Walker, North College Hill is pretty good.
The defending Division III state champs faced off against Versailles at the University of Dayton Arena in the UD Section II District Championship game, the second straight season the two teams have met in the tournament. [More]
Montezuma native Ferneva Hope Gehron, 93, 12101 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 1:55 a.m. March 8, 2007, at Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne. [More]
To buckle up or not on school buses is again a hot topic following last week's charter bus crash in Atlanta that killed five Bluffton baseball players and two others.
Mercer County Community Development Director Larry Stelzer told commissioners Thursday that a $100,000 grant had been secured for road improvements on state Route 29 to handle an expected increase in traffic near Celina Tent.
A workshop to set up a system to monitor a designated Important Bird Area (IBA) along the St. Marys River will be held March 24 at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
The county already is in compliance with most of the requirements of the new Ohio Constitution amendment that requires meticulous record keeping to assure that minimum wage earners are treated fairly, members of the Mercer County Records board agreed Thursday.
COLDWATER - The husband and wife team of Ed and Rhonda Beck were honored as the Citizens of the Year at Thursday's annual Coldwater Chamber of Commerce awards banquet.
VANDALIA - The New Knoxville Rangers made good on their first trip to the regional level of the girls basketball tournament with a 42-31 victory over the Covington Buccaneers on Thursday night.
As if leading a church congregation and coaching a high school soccer team isn't enough, the Rev. Bruce Strine is helping inspire people with personal messages from high-profile athletes and coaches.
